1. Future NOAA and NASA Satellites and Sensors For Volcano Studies NOAA Unable to Attend Slides taken from web sites and papers Open presentation. Please add comments as appropriate.

2. NPP and NPOESS Instruments NPP 2009 Launch: Bridge between Terra and Aqua and NPOESS VIIRS - Visible Infrared Imaging spectro Radiometer Suite OMPS - Ozone Mapping and Profiler Suite (SO2 ??) ATMS – Advanced Technology Microwave Sounder CrIS – Crosstracked Infrared Sounder NPOESS 2012 VIIRS - Visible Infrared Imaging spectro Radiometer Suite OMPS - Ozone Mapping and Profiler Suite (SO2 ??) ATMS – Advanced Technology Microwave Sounder VIIRS MIS – Microwave Imager ATMS – Microwave Sounder APS Aerosol Polarimeter

3. Lee, T. et al., 200. The NPOESS ViIRs Day/Night Visible Sensor, BAMS| FEBRUARY 2006 Day/Night Split window Hot Spots Hi spatial res. SO 2

4. Day and Night Channel

5. FIG. 5. Smoke detection under moonlight in the southwestern United States. DMSP OLS (F15) nighttime VIS at 0449 UTC 24 Jun 2002. Curved white enclosure expanding to the east of the fire zone delineates smoke. BAMS| FEBRUARY 2006

6. NPOESS Instruments OMPS For SO 2 Studies?? SO 2 Revisit Low Cell Size Big

7. NASA: Orbiting Carbon Observatory Mission Description: S/C: LEOStar-2 (OSC) Instrument: –3-Channel Grating Spectrometer (JPL/Hamilton Sundstrand) Launch Vehicle: Taurus XL (OSC) Orbit: 98.2° inclination, sun-synchronous at 705km, (A-Train) with a 1:26 PM Nodal Crossing Time Mission Life: 2 years Mission Project Management: JPL Launch Date: 12/15/08 Status: Implementation (Phase D) in S/C and instrument I&T Mission Science Objective: Collect the first space-based global measurements of atmospheric CO2 with the precision, resolution, and coverage needed to characterize its sources and sinks on regional scales and quantify their variability over the seasonal cycle Key Science Products: Estimates of X CO2 with random errors and systematic biases no larger than 0.3% (1 ppm) on regional scales (1000 km by 1000 km) over both continents and oceans, on the sunlit hemisphere of the Earth at semi-monthly intervals, for at least 2 years. Foot print 3km 2

8. NASA: Glory Mission Description: S/C: LEOStar Bus from VCL Mission (Orbital Sciences) Instruments: –Aerosol Polarimetry Sensor (APS) (Raytheon) –Solar Total Irradiance Monitor (TIM) (U. Colorado/LASP) Launch Vehicle: Taurus XL (Orbital Sciences) Orbit: 705 km sun-sync, 98.2 o inclin (A-Train Constellation) Mission Life: 3 years Mission Project Management: GSFC Launch Date: 12/15/08 Status: Implementation (Phase D) in S/C and Instrument I&T Mission Science Objective : Improve our understanding of climate variability and change by determining the global distribution of natural and anthropogenic aerosols and clouds with accuracy and coverage sufficient for significantly improved quantification of direct and indirect aerosol climate effects, and also extend measurement of the Total Solar Irradiance (TSI) to determine the Sun’s direct and indirect effect on Earth’s climate Key Science Products: Aerosol Properties - Optical thickness, size, shape, refractive index; Total Solar Irradiance with accuracy comparable to SORCE APS Instrument TIM Instrument

9. NASA Landsat Data Continuity Mission Mission Description: S/C: Rapid Spacecraft Development Catalog Procurement Instrument: –Operational Land Imager (OLI) multi-spectral, 30m GSD, 185km swath (SEB in-process) Launch Vehicle: Launch Service Procurement (medium-class) Orbit: 705 Km circular, sun-synch, 98.22°, 10:15 am (DN), 16-day repeat Mission Life: 5 Years Mission Project Management: GSFC Launch Date: 07/3/2011 Status: Formulation (Phase A) Mission Science Objective: Extend the multi-decadal Landsat land surface observations to study, predict, and understand the consequences of land surface dynamics Key Science Products: Moderate resolution maps of land cover/land use change over multiple decades including deforestation, agricultural extensification, and urbanization; documentation of ecosystem fragmentation and connectivity; identification and quantification of regional to continental scale sources and sinks of carbon; the first high resolution image mosaic of Antarctica for the International Polar Year.

10. GOES N, O, P, R & S GOES – N, O, P (NASA GSFC and NOAA, 2005) Higher spatial resolution than present Improved image navigation and registration Loss of Split Window capability?? (11.5-12.5 micron channel shift to 13-13- 7, GSFC 2005) GOES R & S (Schmit et al., 2006, NASA 2005, Renkevens and Schmit, 2006) Higher spatial, spectral and temporal resolution than present Full Earth view every 5 minutes Advanced Baseline Imager: 16 spectral bands (Vis, NIR, TIR) Channels for split-window and SO2 present

11. Long Term Strategic Goals: Satellite Data Maintain Existing Satellite Data Reception Maintain Existing Satellite Data Reception Prepare to Incorporate New Satellite Data Prepare to Incorporate New Satellite Data 2005 2006 2007 2008 2009 2010 NOAA 12, 15, 16, 17 NOAA 18 GOES 9 & 10 NPOESS 2012 MODIS: Terra MODIS: Aqua ASTER Anticipated Satellite Data NPP Note Landsat: 2011, TIR channel is not likely (optional to manufacturer) GOES N, O, PGOES R 2012

12. Problems and Concerns Different data transmission frequencies L & X -Band Present May need S in future to carry higher data rates? New antennas and receivers Data volume Increase Presently ~25GB/day May > or not change Larger archive and faster processing capabilities ?? Central distribution centers Ground Stations and Data Distribution Debrah Dean

13. NPOESS Preparatory Program Mission Description: S/C: BCP 2000, Ball Aerospace Instruments: –Visible/Infrared Imaging Radiometer Suite (VIIRS) (Raytheon/SBRS - IPO provided) –Cross-track Infrared Sounder (CrIS), (ITT- IPO Provided) –Ozone Mapping and Profiling Suite (OMPS), (Ball Aerospace - IPO Provided) –Advanced Technology Microwave Sounder (ATMS), Northrop Grumman Electronic Systems (GSFC) Launch Vehicle: Delta II (Boeing) Orbit: 824 Km sun sync polar, 1:30pm crossing time, 98deg inclination Mission Life: 5 years Mission Project Management: GSFC Launch Date: 9/30/09 Status: Implementation (Phase D) in S/C test and instrument I&T Mission Science Objectives: Bridge Mission: Provide NASA with new observations to continue the time series for a selected group of global change observations initiated by the Earth Observing System (EOS) Terra, Aqua, and Aura missions; NPOESS Risk Reduction: Provide the NPOESS operational community with pre-operational risk reduction demonstration and validation for selected NPOESS instruments, and algorithms, as well as ground processing. Key Science Products: Atmospheric ozone, OMPS; Land cover and vegetation biophysical properties, VIIRS; Sea and land surface temperatures, VIIRS; Temperature and moisture profiles in the atmosphere, CrIS/ATMS; Clouds and aerosols, VIIRS; Ocean biological and biogeochemical properties, VIIRS